by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Now that I’m in the “color correction” phase of working on this scifi dramedy novel, I realize I probably need to start work on my next novel. This next novel will be a lot less “spicy.” Also, I will have fixed a crucial workflow issue to the point that I will be a lot more comfortable with the outcome.

I imagine my the female romantic lead of my novel looks like Rachel Sennott.
Also, for some reason, I feel like this is a slack period in my creative life. I just feel a little bit meh. I know what it is — I don’t want to do the next logical thing. I don’t want to read Annie Bot or bone up on how to query.
I don’t wanna.
I just don’t wanna.
And, yet, that’s the next step in the process. I really need to figure out how to query a novel in the first place. As it stands, I have no idea how to do it. I still think it will be the next novel that gets published.
This novel I’m working on is the pathfinder when it comes to querying.